September 19 (Renewables Now) - French renewables developer Neoen has made a registration with France's financial watchdog AMF as the first step towards an initial public offering (IPO) on Euronext Paris, seeking to raise some EUR 450 million (USD 526m), it said on Wednesday.

Government advisors for the UK have urged ministers to give the go ahead to only one more nuclear power station in the next three years, as renewable energy could be a safer bet for the UK’s energy mix.

Nestle has executed a nine-turbine wind project in Scotland, with plans to produce enough electricity to power half of the food and beverage giant’s factories, offices and warehouses in the UK and Ireland.

Subsidy cuts to rooftop solar and the frequent banning of new wind turbines has caused consumer investment in renewable energy to remain at an all time low this year, says Community Energy England (CEE).

JD Ross (part of the Opus Talent Solutions group), in support of the global concern around the engineering skills gap, claimed to see a shortage of homegrown talent across the renewable industry- particularly within the Solar PV and Battery Storage sectors.

As wholesale power prices fall in the lead up to the renewable energy “boom”, a new report by energy market analyst Cornwall Insight indicates the future investment in additional capacity could be at risk.